Wednesday Independence

Independence

Independence wasn't a new thing for Josh Holloway. As a child he had been forced to fend for himself due to the nature of his parents, they were selfish people and their world had never really included him. He was an infringement on their lives, an accident they hadn't been able to correct because their church frowned upon abortion. The other kids had thought he was privileged but the truth was as a child he had practically been abandoned. He thought that's where his problems came from, he had found it hard to trust for such a long time that was until Grace came along.

To a lonely eight year old boy, she had been a blessing once she broke through his emotional barriers. The two of them had been as thick as thieves in their early days. Josh found he looked back upon those memories more fondly than any of the time he had ever spent with his family. As they grew up she was the only constant in his life, their friendship had developed into a relationship that Josh thought rivalled even the greatest of loves.

Yet there had been something missing. There was a piece of himself that never quite fit into place and when his father had started leaving out applications for colleges like Stanford and Princeton on his desk he realized what it was. His parents wanted him to study Law like his father. Image was important to them and as far as they were concerned that was Josh's only way forward if he wanted to become anything worth while.

However for the longest time imaginable he had wanted to become a doctor. He wanted to be the type of man to help people, that made a difference in other people's lives for the better. His parents had refused his request and he had turned up at Grace's with furious, frustrated tears in his eyes

It had been Grace who had suggested the Marines. The possibility of learning and serving his country appealed to Josh and he knew that suggestion was the missing piece he needed to complete the puzzle.

The night he told his parents was the night that they disowned him, it was also the night that Josh Holloway finally gained his independence.